Caloosahatchee Conditions Report

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Updated: 2021-09-24 14:45:15 America/New_York

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USACE Data Summary

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Lake Flows: In the past 7 days the total outflow from Lake Okeechobee was 0 AF with 0 AF to the Caloosahatchee through S-77, 0 AF through S-310 in Clewiston, and 0 AF to the EAA through S-351, S-352, and S-354. The total net inflow to the Lake was 136,878 AF (131,948 AF from Fisheating Creek, S-71, S-72,S-84s, S-65EX, and S-65EX1) with a total backflow volume of 4,930 AF from S310 and C10A. Water conservation areas received flows of 20,475 AF, 50,569 AF, and 29,387 AF at WCA1, WCA2, and WCA3, respectively. Everglades National Park received 8,394 AF.

Lake Okeechobee Level: 15.47 ft (Operational Management Band)

Lake Okeechobee Inflow: 11061 cfs

Last Week: 15.06 ft

Lake Okeechobee Outflow: No cfs

Weekly Rainfall Total:

WP Franklin 2.00"

Ortona 1.89"

Moore Haven ≥ 4.31"

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Lake Okeechobee

Stage Elevation

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>>>>>>> 5988a24e57e022929f05fdd73ddb15c7d0a50a8a Lake Okeechobee daily average stage elevation for water year 2022 (WY2022) relative to the last two water years (red line) relative to the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (LORS) . Data are provisional and subject to change.

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• As of 09/27/2021 the mean stage elevation in Lake Okeechobee is within the Operational Low Sub- Management Band at a stage elevation of 15.47 feet (NGVD29).

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>>>>>>> 5988a24e57e022929f05fdd73ddb15c7d0a50a8a Lake Okeechobee 7-day and 30-day water level recession/ascension rates during WY2022. Negative values indicate falling water levels (recession) and positive values indicate raising water level (ascension) during this 7-day period . Data are provisional and subject to change.

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Regional Rainfall

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Relative Algae Condition

Sonde monitoring locations within Lake Okeechobee conducted by SFWMD.

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>>>>>>> 5988a24e57e022929f05fdd73ddb15c7d0a50a8a Daily Chlorophyll, Phycocyanin,relative ratio of Phycocyanin (Phyco) relative to Phyco and Chlorophyll (Chl) and Turbidity within Lake Okeechobee monitored by SFWMD. Chlorophyll and Phycocyanin are plotted on log-scale. Thresholds of concern/risk identified for Chlorophyll (20 and 40 μg/L) and Phycocyanin (40 μg/L; Cotterill et al 2019 & Macário et al 2015). Data are provisional and subject to change.

• Cotterill et al (2019) Phycocyanin sensors as an early warning system for cyanobacteria blooms concentrations: a case study in the Rotorua lakes. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 53:555–570.
• Macário et al (2015) New insights towards the establishment of phycocyanin concentration thresholds considering species-specific variability of bloom-forming cyanobacteria. Hydrobiologia 757:155–165.

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Cyanobacteria Index for Lake Okeechobee for 2021-09-27 (Data Source: NOAA NCCOS)

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Caloosahatchee River Estuary

Discharge

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>>>>>>> 5988a24e57e022929f05fdd73ddb15c7d0a50a8a Fort Myers Yacht Basin salinity (SCCF-RECON) and S79 discharge (SFWMD) data for the last six months. Data are provisional and subject to change.

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>>>>>>> 5988a24e57e022929f05fdd73ddb15c7d0a50a8a Fort Myers Yacht Basin salinity (SCCF-RECON) and S79 discharge (SFWMD) data for the last last 30 days. Data are provisional and subject to change.

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>>>>>>> 5988a24e57e022929f05fdd73ddb15c7d0a50a8a S-77 (from Lake Okeechobee) and S-79 (to Tidal Basin) flow data along the C-43 and Caloosahatchee River. C-43 Basin Flow was calculated as the difference from S-77 and S-79. Data are provisional and subject to change.

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>>>>>>> 5988a24e57e022929f05fdd73ddb15c7d0a50a8a Daily, 14-day moving average and 30-day moving average discharge for S-79 relative to the Northern Estuaries RECOVER performance measure and the established minimium flows and levels (MFLs) for the recent 30-day period. Data are provisional and subject to change.

• As of Sep 27, discharges conditions are within the damaging RECOVER salinity envelope.

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>>>>>>> 5988a24e57e022929f05fdd73ddb15c7d0a50a8a Cumulative discharge for S-79 (to Tidal Basin) and S-77 (from Lake Okeechobee) for the last three Florida Water Years (May - April). Day of water year is analogous to day of year with Day 1 = May 1^st. Data are provisional and subject to change.

Chlorophyll, Phycocyanin & fDOM

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>>>>>>> 5988a24e57e022929f05fdd73ddb15c7d0a50a8a Top: Daily dissolved organic matter (fluorescence DOM). Middle: Daily relative fluorescence Chlorophyll and Phycocyanin observed at the floating sensor bouy at S-79 monitoring by USGS. Bottom: The relative ratio of Phycocyanin (Phyco) relative to Phyco and Chlorophyll (Chl). Data are provisional and subject to change.

Estuary Salinity

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>>>>>>> 5988a24e57e022929f05fdd73ddb15c7d0a50a8a Daily average bottom salinity data for the last 14-days from sampling locations within the tidal Caloosahatchee River Estuary relative to oyster health (Sanibel, Shell Point and Cape Coral) and tape grass (Vallisneria americana) health (Ft. Myers only) conditions. Data are provisional and subject to change.

 

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